Ian Rush

Welsh international Ian Rush is Liverpool's all-time top goalscorer with 346 goals in 658 appearances in all competitions.

With Liverpool, he was an FA Cup runner-up in 1996, 1st Division Champion in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1990, FA Cup winner in 1986, 1989 and 1992, League Cup winner in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1995, League Cup runner-up in 1987, European Cup winner in 1984 and runner-up in 1985, Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year and PFA Footballer of the Year in 1984.

Ian brought his career at the highest level to an end with a season on Tyneside. His only goal for Newcastle United in the League Cup against Hull City took his career total to 49, so equalling Geoff Hurst's competition record.

Club history

Team

Joined

Left

Loan / Trialist

Chester City

25 Sep 1979

01 May 1980

Liverpool

01 May 1980

01 Jul 1986

Juventus

01 Jul 1986

23 Aug 1988

Liverpool

01 Jul 1986

30 Jun 1987

L

Liverpool

23 Aug 1988

24 May 1996

Leeds United

24 May 1996

15 Aug 1997

Newcastle United

15 Aug 1997

31 May 1998

Sheffield United

23 Feb 1998

21 Mar 1998

L

Wrexham

07 Aug 1998

08 Jul 1999

Sydney Olympic

01 Nov 1999

31 Dec 1999

Club stats

Season

Team

Competition

Apps

Subs

Goals

Y

R

1980-81

Liverpool

European Cup

1

1980-81

Liverpool

League Cup

1

1980-81

Liverpool

League Division One

7

1981-82

Liverpool

European Cup

3

1

2

1981-82

Liverpool

FA Cup

3

3

1981-82

Liverpool

League Cup

10

8

1981-82

Liverpool

League Division One

32

17

1982-83

Liverpool

European Cup

5

2

1982-83

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1982-83

Liverpool

FA Cup

3

2

1982-83

Liverpool

League Cup

8

2

1982-83

Liverpool

League Division One

34

24

1983-84

Liverpool

European Cup

9

5

1983-84

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1983-84

Liverpool

FA Cup

2

2

1983-84

Liverpool

League Cup

12

8

1983-84

Liverpool

League Division One

41

32

1984-85

Liverpool

European Cup

6

5

1984-85

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1984-85

Liverpool

FA Cup

6

7

1984-85

Liverpool

Intercontinental Cup

1

1984-85

Liverpool

League Cup

1

1984-85

Liverpool

League Division One

28

14

1984-85

Liverpool

UEFA Super Cup

1

1985-86

Liverpool

FA Cup

8

6

1985-86

Liverpool

League Cup

6

3

1985-86

Liverpool

League Division One

40

22

1986-87

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1986-87

Liverpool

FA Cup

3

1986-87

Liverpool

League Cup

9

4

1986-87

Liverpool

League Division One

42

30

1987-88

Rest of the World

Stapleton Test

1

1

1988-89

Liverpool

FA Cup

1

1

3

1988-89

Liverpool

League Cup

4

1

1988-89

Liverpool

League Division One

16

8

7

1989-90

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1989-90

Liverpool

FA Cup

8

6

1989-90

Liverpool

League Cup

3

2

1989-90

Liverpool

League Division One

36

18

1990-91

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1990-91

Liverpool

FA Cup

7

5

1990-91

Liverpool

League Division One

37

16

1990-91

Liverpool

Rumbelows League Cup

3

5

1991-92

Liverpool

FA Cup

4

1

1

1991-92

Liverpool

League Cup

3

3

1991-92

Liverpool

League Division One

16

2

4

1991-92

Liverpool

UEFA Cup

5

1

1992-93

Liverpool

FA Charity Shield

1

1

1992-93

Liverpool

FA Cup

1

1

1992-93

Liverpool

League Cup

4

1

1992-93

Liverpool

Premier League

31

1

14

4

1992-93

Liverpool

UEFA European Cup Winners Cup

4

5

1993-94

Liverpool

FA Cup

2

1

1993-94

Liverpool

League Cup

5

4

1993-94

Liverpool

Premier League

41

1

14

2

1994-95

Liverpool

FA Cup

7

1

1994-95

Liverpool

League Cup

7

6

1994-95

Liverpool

Premier League

36

12

1995-96

Liverpool

FA Cup

4

1

1995-96

Liverpool

League Cup

2

1

1995-96

Liverpool

Premier League

10

10

5

1995-96

Liverpool

UEFA Cup

2

1

1996-97

Leeds United

FA Cup

2

2

1996-97

Leeds United

League Cup

2

1996-97

Leeds United

Premier League

34

2

3

6

1997-98

Newcastle United

FA Cup

1

1997-98

Newcastle United

League Cup

2

1

1997-98

Newcastle United

Premier League

6

4

1997-98

Newcastle United

UEFA Champions League

1

Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.